MOSES:

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

ASSIGNMENT

The Ten Commandments emphasized the nature of God’s existence, as well as the
laws that people would need to follow in order to keep their covenant with God.
However, do some of these commandments need modernization? Maybe a little bit
of updating to keep up with the times? Here’s your task:

1. Use the Internet to find the Ten Commandments (unless your fab teacher has
already given these to you).
2. Then, rank them in order of importance (from 1 to 10) for (Canadian) society today
with number one being (what you think is) the most important.
3. Defend your top three rankings and your bottom three rankings. In 2-3 sentences
for each, explain why you thought these were the most important and least
important in society today. Be as specific and as clear as you can in defending your
choices (using examples is always helpful).
4. Then, create your own personal Ten Commandments, in order of importance.
5. Explain why you chose what you did, and discuss for each commandment (in 2-3
sentences) why you think they are necessary rules for society today.
6. Evaluation rubric is on the back!
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - Rubric
Categories Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
(50 - 59%) (60 - 69%) (70 - 79%) (80 - 100%)

Knowledge and - identifies and - identifies and - identifies and - identifies and
Understanding demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates
- identification and knowledge of the Ten knowledge of the Ten knowledge of the knowledge of the Ten
demonstration of Commandments with Commandments with Ten Commandments Commandments
knowledge of Ten limited effectiveness some effectiveness with considerable thoroughly
Commandments effectiveness
_____ / 5

Thinking - critically analyses - critically analyses the - critically analyses - critically analyses
- critically analysis the connection connection between the the connection the connection
of the connection between the human human experience between the human between the human
between the human experience today and today and the Ten experience today and experience today and
experience today the Ten Commandments with the Ten the Ten
and the Ten Commandments with some effectiveness Commandments with Commandments
Commandments limited effectiveness - demonstrates some considerable thoroughly
- demonstrates - demonstrates creative thinking skills effectiveness - demonstrates a high
creative thinking limited creative in creating personal Ten - demonstrates level of creative
skills in creating thinking skills in Commandments considerable creative thinking skills in
personal Ten creating personal Ten thinking skills in creating personal Ten
Commandments Commandments creating personal Commandments
_____ / 5 Ten Commandments

Application - draws conclusions - draws some - draws conclusions - draws sophisticated

- drawing about the relevance conclusions about the about the relevance conclusions about the
conclusions about of the Ten relevance of the Ten of the Ten relevance of the Ten
the relevance of the Commandments to Commandments to life Commandments to Commandments to
Ten life today with today life today with life today
Commandments to limited effectiveness - draws conclusions in considerable - draws conclusions
life today - draws conclusions regards to personal Ten effectiveness in regards to personal
- drawing in regards to personal Commandments with - draws conclusions Ten Commandments
conclusions in Ten Commandments some effectiveness in regards to thoroughly
regards to personal with limited personal Ten
Ten effectiveness Commandments with
Commandments considerable
_____ / 5 effectiveness

Communication - defends a position - defends a position - defends a position - defends a position

- defence of a with limited with some effectiveness with considerable thoroughly
position effectiveness - communicates effectiveness - communicates
- communication of - communicates information with some - communicates information clearly
information information with effectiveness (Complete information with and with
(clarity, spelling, limited effectiveness sentences, considerable sophistication (Uses
grammar, (Uses poor sentence comprehensible, effectiveness complete sentences,
vocabulary) structure, inadequate organization could be (Complete sentences, well organized,
organization, several improved to present a well organized, with grammatically
_____ / 5 grammar and/or more coherent few grammar and/or correct and free of
spelling errors.) argument, some spelling errors.) spelling errors.)
spelling errors,
acceptable vocabulary.)

Mark: _____ / 20